Economy of Belarus |
Currency |
Belarusian ruble (BYB/BYR) |
Fiscal year |
Calendar year |
Trade organisations |
CIS |
Statistics |
GDP ranking |
64th (2005) [1] |
GDP |
$79.13 billion (2005 est.) |
GDP growth |
8% (2005 est.) |
GDP per capita |
$7,700 (2005 est.) |
GDP by sector |
agriculture (8.9%), industry (26.8%), services (64.3%) (2005 est.) |
Inflation |
8% (2005 est.) |
Labour force |
4.3 million (31 December 2005) |
Labour force by occupation |
agriculture (14%), industry (34.7%), services (51.3%) (2003 est.) |
Unemployment |
1.6% officially registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers (2005) |
Main industries |
metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, televisions, chemical fibers, fertilizer, textiles, radios, refrigerators |
Trading partners |
Exports |
$16.14 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.) |
Main partners |
Russia 47%, UK 8.3%, Netherlands 6.7%, Poland 5.3% (2004) |
Imports |
$16.94 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.) |
Main partners |
Russia 68.2%, Germany 6.6%, Ukraine 3.3% (2004) |
Public finances |
Public debt |
$NA |
Revenues |
$5.903 billion (2005 est.) |
Expenses |
$6.343 billion, including capital expenditures of $180 million (2005 est.) |
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